Capitol Cookies Designs Cherry Blossom Cookies for the National Cherry Blossom Festival

Contact: Monika C. Laws

President, Capitol Cookies LLC

Telephone: (202) 297-4566

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CAPITOL COOKIES SUPPLIES SPECTACULAR CHERRY BLOSSOM COOKIES FOR THE NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL®

Washington, D.C., March 3, 2005 – Capitol Cookies a new theme cookie company located in the Nation’s Capital, which offers visitors to Washington, D.C. a unique way to enjoy and remember their visit to the City, is supplying festive cherry blossom cookies to this year’s National Cherry Blossom Festival.

“We are delighted to be working with the National Cherry Blossom Festival this year,” said Monika Laws, president of Capitol Cookies LLC. The Festival is a great showcase for Washington, D.C. and all that the City has to offer residents and visitors to the Nation’s Capital. It is an honor for us to help raise the visibility of the City through our wonderful theme cookies,” Ms. Laws said.

Capitol Cookies has created a new line of theme cookies based on designs of some of the City’s most famous and popular attractions. The cookies include shapes of the Washington Monument, The White House, and Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials. Also included in the cookie line is, their signature Capitol Dome cookie. These are just some of the popular attractions in Washington, D.C. featured by Capitol Cookies. “Everyone loves our cookies because they are the perfect marketing vehicle to present your message and let your clients know that they are special. For example, The White House cookies were prepared for one of President Bush’s inaugural events,” said Terry Wigglesworth, vice president of marketing.

Watergate Pastry, a Washington, D.C. landmark, bakes the cookies, which also serve as great souvenirs, corporate gifts and promotional giveaways. The custom-designed shortbread-sugar cookies are baked to order and decorated by hand with creamy fondant icing and chocolate.

“Our clients are thrilled with our theme cookies,” said Karel Brewster, vice president of sales for Capitol Hill. We have designed cookies for a wide array of clients including: The Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, Comcast, Laser Shot, The Capitol Hill Consulting Group, Marathon and Ashland Petroleum LLC, Baker Commodities, and The Canadian Embassy, just to name a few,” said Ms. Brewster. Capitol Cookies is a high quality brand theme cookie company serving the businesses community in Washington, D.C.

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